New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-03
CANALS AND GRAIN TRADE.
TO IMPROVE ONE Is TO KEEP THE OTHER.
ARGUMENT FOR THE BILL APPROPRIATING $oOOoVo
FOR THE WATERWAYS OF THE STATE

ARGUMENT FOR THE BILL APPRoPRIATING $5OO,oOo
FOR THE WATERWAYS OF THE STATE
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.l
ALBANY, Feb New York is determined to hold fast
to the grain trade OF tho West Neither Baltimore Phila
dephia Montreal shall wrest that trade away This
was evident in meeting held by tho Assembly Canal
Committee this afternoon when the bill appropriatins
100000 for the improvement OF the canals OF the ote
considered. This drawn up by COM
mittee of the Canal Union which formed at Syracuse
last George Clinton OF Buffalo, the president OF
the union was present to make an argument LOT tue
There also present delegations OF canal
from Utica, Syracuse, Albany. Oswego,
Rochester Rome Buffalo Plattsburg, and
NewYork. Among these delegations wore exCongress
man Orlando b. Potter, John f. Henry and Frank s.
Gardner. Of the Board of Trade and Transporton OF
NewYork; william G. Cleary and W. Clark OF the "a
nal BOatmens Association; L. G. Wetherbee, OF fort
Henry; James G. Shepherd OF Attca; NJ Depuy' Oh
New-York exAssemblyman III. J. Hurd, George Urban
jr, and J. W. Wallace of the Merchants Exchange OF
Buffalo, Mr.. Folsom OF the Produce Exchange OF New
York; W. A. Armstrong. OF Elmra; r. II. Cook OF
Whitehall ex-Assemby W. T. Moors, OF PlattsDurs;
ex-senator Roberts, OF Rome; Senator Wempe' OF
Amsterdam Senator Mcmillan, OF Buffalo; ex-ASsem-
blyman G.. W. Palmer. OF Plattsburg State En-
gineer Sweet and James Shanahan. superintendent o.
Public Works. who has charge OF INC
the State Every county along the lines OF the
Erie Oswego Champlain and Black River canals was
represented.
The bill appropriatcs 10000 for the Champain Canal
for the Oswego 5000 for the Black River anu
100000 for the Erie Ex-Congressman Potter depicod
the growth OF tho State after tho Erie Canal was ou
In his opinion the foreign commerce OF Nowfork de-
pended upon the grain trade of the West long as tat
was retained York would have the foreign commerce
OF the United states. The chief argument that
made against the bill was that tno
farmers OF the non-cana counties would have
to pay large taxes for the maintenance OF inc
canal and would derive benefit from tho canal com
merce. This was fallacious The men living iar away
from the canals would derive large benefit from the
Sonss anG their ability
taxes OF the state 1t was clear that the cities Oh Tue
becoming more able to bear nearly all the STATE
taxes owing TO the enormous canal commerce n.De
Ign paid only 20 per cent Of the states
taxes 1856 they paid SO cent The canal coa1!iss
all In ALL paid IS per cent OF the states taxes
retain Its supremacy among the States and IN ORDER
to do this 4 must Improve It's canals Wit Clinton onrro
pratcly made rho next speech The 1ny arsum Ths
history Of the state had shown that these men OF
tn non-cana counties indirectly received benefit from
II must he remembered by the inhabitants OF Ncwfork
that the natural advantages OF the state few she
fields West the OF Michigan aud Wisconsin.
the land 1T for cattle raising in the southwest All
She had the cheapest routes OF transpora
she took the rough products OF other States aud
ufactures. IL truc mat NeW-loik
every natural advantage for the retention oil
the commerce OF the West. but IL must always
be remembered that she had dangerous competitors
Baltimore had wrestcd away for few months the
leading position grain exporting port That must
be permitted 10 happen again. II II should happen
often capital would desert New York and 20 10 baltimore
John T. Henry. Of NcwYOrl, argued that the farmers
OF the on line Of the canal derived cents from
it, existence where they lost cent owing to the taxes
lillian {. Ceary president Of the Canal Boa iincns A.
ISOLATION said that II the canals were deeched ana inc
locks lenetheued hOatmen could run two boats To-
gchcr and thus he able 10 lower the transportation rates
IL Assamhymun H. J. IIurd OF Buffalo. In hrha OF tue
Merchants Exchange Of that city, called attention to me
that nyesiKtls OF the taxes Of the state were pad
by the canal aud that the rates OF transportation
across the state governed 10y the canals. j. ].
Weed OF the OswcgO Board OF Trade. called attention 10
the fact that Montreal Canada, shipping larger
Of grain than formerly and said that Americans
must meet this competition. Ex-senator Rohcrs. oi
Rome. asked the committee Ia make good appropriation
for the Blnck River anal
This closed the hearing The committee decided ~
give another hearing the BIZ next Tuesday. II nI-
proved however bill OF Asscmu lyman Ggcnthers az
propratng $50 900 to engthcn two locks OF the Erie
Canal buffalo